Press Releases
Gillibrand, Kaine Lead Group Of 13 Senators To Introduce New Legislation To Overhaul Flawed Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Ensure Millions Of Americans Will Now Be Eligible For The Loan Forgiveness They Have Earned
99 percent of Applicants Have Been Rejected Under Current Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Due to Failed Implementation by the Department of Education and Loopholes That Made it Nearly Impossible to Be Eligible; Gillibrand and Kaine’s New Bill Would Ensure All Federal Loans and Repayment Plans Qualify and Simplify the Application and Approval Process
Schumer, Gillibrand Launch Push To Secure Over $82 Million In Fed Funding For Rochester Laser Lab In 2020 Budget – Funding Would Keep 350 Workers On The Job And United States At The Cutting Edge Of High-Tech Energy Research
In FY 2019, Schumer & Gillibrand Secured $80 Million In Funding For Rochester Laser Lab, Keeping Lab Open And Reversing Misguided 2018 Administration Proposal That Would Have Closed Laser Lab And Cut Hundreds Of Rochester Jobs; Today, Senators Double Down And Launch Major Effort To Secure A Boosted $82.4 Million For Rochester Laser Lab, Citing The World Class Facility’s Ability To Boost National Security And The Rochester-Finger Lakes’ Economy; Schumer, Gillibrand: This Fed Funding Is Needed To
Schumer, Gillibrand Lead Push In Senate To Secure Millions In Federal Funding For RIT-Led Remade Manufacturing Institute To Support High-Tech Jobs And Clean Energy Innovation In Rochester
Senators Continue Their Successful Multi-Year Effort to Secure Federal Support for Rochester’s REMADE Institute
On Equal Pay Day, Gillibrand Takes To Senate Floor And Urges Colleagues To Act On House-Passed Legislation To Finally Close The Wage Gap
***WATCH Senator Gillibrand’s Speech on the Senate Floor HERE*** Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took to the Senate floor to mark Equal Pay Day and to urge her colleagues to pass legislation that would help to finally close the...
Gillibrand, Grassley Lead Bipartisan Coalition Of Senators To Reintroduce Legislation To Combat Sexual Assault On College Campuses, Strengthen Accountability And Transparency For Institutions
Bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act Would Require Schools to Survey Their Students, Train Campus Administrators, and Make Campuses Safer
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $2.4 Million In Federal Head Start Funding For Fulmont Community Action Agency In Montgomery And Fulton Counties
Funding Will Be Used To Support Early Childhood Education And Care Services For Low-Income Children In Montgomery And Fulton Counties
Gillibrand Joins Casey And 19 Senate Colleagues To Introduce Legislation Making Child Care More Affordable
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today announced that she joined U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and 19 other Senate colleagues to introduce the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act. This legislation would make it easier and...
Gillibrand Grills Federal Officials On Health Risks Of PFAS, Demands Answers On Health Impacts On Communities Across The Country Harmed By PFAS Contamination
***Watch Senator Gillibrand at EPW Hearing HERE*** Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned federal officials on the health risks of per- and polyfluoralkyl...
As Pentagon Seeks To Redirect Funding For Trump Border Wall, Schumer, Gillibrand Call On DOD To Protect Critical Funding For New York Military Construction Projects
On Monday Night, Acting Secretary of Defense Announced DOD Will Spend Up to $1 Billion to Start Construction of 57 Miles of Trump Border Wall; Department of Defense Planning to Also Redirect Additional $3.6 Billion in Military Construction Funds for Trump Border Wall; More than $300 Million in Federal Funding Designated for New York Military Projects – at the Air Force Research Lab Rome, the United States Military Academy at West Point, Gabreski Air National Guard Base, and NFARS – at Risk of Be
Gillibrand Joins Menendez And 20 Senate Colleagues To Introduce Equal Rights Amendment
Senators Reintroduce Equal Rights Amendment as Women’s History Month Comes to a Close